ITT Technical Institute

The Criminal Justice offerings at ITT Technical Institutes give students the basics in criminal justice. The program gives students a good grounding in criminal law, legal procedures, rules of evidence, and criminology. You'll learn about policing, criminal justice and the prison system.

Advanced courses allow deeper study of criminal justice, with concentrations in victimology, criminalistics, and computer forensics.

Students who graduate from this program can choose from a variety of entry-level positions, such as criminal justice, local, state, and federal law enforcement, parole and probation officers, and more. In addition, the program will give students sufficient academic training to explore a broad range of criminal justice careers in the private sector, working in insurance companies, corporations, or on their own as private detectives and consultants.

This program of study is 15 quarters for a full-time student. A usual course class takes about four to five hours. If enough students enroll, classes can be found from early morning until evening. Classes are available on the World Wide Web for some programs. From this program, students can continue on to a bachelor degree.

At ITT Technical Institutes the Criminal Justice's Associate Degree program instructs students in the basics of the criminal justice system as well as in the basic skills of criminal justice. Students in the program develop an essential foundation of knowledge of criminal law, legal procedures, criminal evidence and criminology. Some of the areas of learning include the courts, correction institutions, and law enforcement. Upon graduating from this program, students can begin their careers in their choice of a grand array of entry-level jobs that incorporate law enforcement, community correction, security type duties and private investigation.

A full-time student will complete the program in 8 quarters, taking a typical set of courses. An average class runs four to five hours. There are usually, according to the number of students enrolling, classes that you can take in the morning, afternoon or in the evenings. Instead of attending classes at ITT Technical Institute, the student may be able to complete several of the courses online. For students who want to take the program over the Internet, take a look in the Program Outline and On-line Course Information part of the ITT Technical Institutes' course catalog. An associate degree is granted at the end of the curriculum.

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